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Chaozhou locates at east Guangdong, east adjacent Fujian, west connect Jieyang, south link Shantou, and north through Meizhou, is close to South China Sea, is the “East gate” of Guangdong. Chaozhou’s traffic is convenient, 380 kilometers from Hongkong, 480 kilometers from Guangzhou, and 260 kilometers from Xiamen. Here located between tropical and sub-tropical, tropic of cancer through it, climate is amenity, green all the year round, like spring in four seasons.

Chaozhou has a long history, set Haiyang in year 331, already 1,673 years history till now. In year 413, set Yian, renamed “Chaozhou” in year 590. Since more than 1,600 years, Chaozhou is the manage place of past dynasties, polity, economy and culture center of east Yue, praised as “Seashore city” and “Famous state adjacent ocean”. In September 1955, administration center moved to Shantou. On August 1st, state council approve resume Chaozhou organizational system, in December of year 1991, Chaozhou upgraded as local city and enlarge area, govern Chaoan, Raoping, Xiangqiao and Fengxi. Total area is 3,613.9 kilometers and coastline is 136 kilometer. At the end of year 2003 total population is 2,490,000, overseas Chinese sojourn in other countries, Hongkong, Taiwan and Macao is more than 2,300,000.

Chaozhou is the birthplace of Chaozhou culture, ancestor land of She minority, famous nation historical city, China famous emigrant city, and excellent tour city. “Reach Guang but not reach Chao, travel in vain.” This extensive-passes balladry, can say it is the high summarize. Chaozhou surrounded by three hills, one river lingers, and landscape is beautiful. Chaozhou city is full of green tree, blooming flower and vital force. Northeast lots of mountains link, southwest Sangpu hill megalith rampart, stone is unique and cave is strange, hot spring spew; southeast plain and fertile field is black, sea is jade; Han River, Huanggang River through whole city from north to south, coastwise sight is wonderful. Phoenix alp heaven pool, dell ice mortar, Sangpu rock forest temple, Hailin sea erode stone, Xiao egret heaven, hot spring on sea, make you exclaim super skill of nature, heaven and earth creator wiczardly.

Early in Tang dynasty, China culture and Chaozhou original culture already begin to communicate.Thereafter, numbers of central official and people who moved into Chaozhou, and long time open to the outside, make Chaozhou culture not only preserve China culture extractive, also shine sea culture and around culture ring, become a style unique, structure integrity, sort complete and taste high culture system. Chaozhou culture take Chaozhou language, Chaozhou music, Chaozhou dish, Chaozhou Kongfu tea, Chaozhou porcelain, Chaozhou woodcarving as representation, has great effect, famous in and oversea. Whole city has 5 import culture relics under state protection, 11 import culture relics under province protection. And more than 700 other ancient city wall, temple, bridge, tower, ancestral temple, torii, civilian resident and site. Among them are full of history breathe. Expert and big name are both exclaim Chaozhou “everywhere is treasure”, praised this “China porcelain city”, “China wedding dress and evening dress city”, “China important art city”, “China city of folk-customs”, “China city of Chaozhou dish” as “Window of China culture.”

In new history period, Chaozhou city committee, city government makes out “Tour peak city” and “Establish active Chaozhou, cultural chaozhou, zoology Chaozhou, law Chaozhou” stratagem, urge whole city expedite into “East gate” of Guangdong which is full of energy and charming, become window of bringing forth feature economy, culture details, tour charming and full development.

In order to convenient overseas invest in Chaozhou tourism, especially organizw Chaoan, Raoping, Xiangqiao Tour Administration and city relevant unit bring forward a set of tour attract public item according to nation industry policy, and choose 23 from it and compile into volume.

We are warmly welcome people in and overseas to consult, review and invest.
Contact： Chaozhou Tour Administration
Telephone：0768-2295032、2291733
Fax：0768-2295501
E-mail：czly@pub.chaozhou.gd.cn

Chaozhou Tour Administration
September 10th, 2004